Dirigible torpedo.



M. P. OTTO.

DIRIGIBLE TORPEDO.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 18. 1913.

1 1 54,427.. Patented Sept. 21 1915.

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DIRIGIBLE TORPEDO.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 18. 1913.

1,154,427. PatentedSeptQl, 1915.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARIUS PAUL O'r'ro, citizen of the Republic ofFrance, residing at No.44 Avenue du Boisde Boulogne,Paris, France, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Dirigible Torpedoes, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object a torpedo so constructed as to becapable of being steered from a distance by; means of electric waves,and more particularlyby the method and apparatus described in thespecification:

20789/13 and 21212/13 or in applicationsfor U. S. Patents of BritishPatents Nos.

filed in U. S. on September 11th 1913 Serial Nos. 789323 and 789324.

A practicalconstruction of a torpedodesigned according to this inventionis illustrated by way ofexainple in the accompanying drawings, in whichY Figure 1 is a longitudinal elevation of the general arrangement. Fig.2 is an end view thereof. v

According to this invention the spindleshape d shell a of the torpedo isprovided with two uprights Z) constituting the sup-' ports for a floatc, which is intended to maintain the torpedo at adistance below thesurface of the water determined by the height adjustable if desired) ofthe said supports 6. From the float c there project uprights 6preferably formed by extensions of the uprights b and constitutingantenna-carriers, that is to say, they serve to support an antenna (Zreceiving Waves that prnanate' from the controlling station. The"supports 7) may at the same timeserve to carry two luminous signals efed fortexample by means of currentfrom a'battery of accumulatorscarried by the torpedo. Transverse equilibriuin of the float a may befacilitated by its connection with longitudinal planes 0 projectinglaterally from the shell a of thetorpedo. The connection may be effected'for instance by cables :or rods adjustable in length, (Figs-'1' and 2);

, For the purposeof steeringythe torpedo,

"the latter is provided with a steering rudder,

formed byf-two surfaces g, 9 g. 9 ar- 5 rangedin the. longitudinal axialplane of the torpedo and movable about' one and the same) pivotalshaft,g'ftraversing-the torpedo. The surfaces constituting the ruddercomprise Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept.- 21,1915.

Application filed November 18, 1913. Serial No.8 01,59*5.-

each two planes g, of unequal areas,

therebyinsurin'g'by the action of the liquid medium in which they aresubmerged, the automatic return of the said rudders into their, axialposition as soon as they cease to be actuated. The rudders g", g? areadapted to move in two outerj fin-like structures, of

which one f f, isvertical and the other f f is horizontal;, l

The waves transmitted by the controlling station, for instance, by themeans described in thespecifications of the two earlier patents abovementioned, are received by. the antenna (Z vand according-toithe willofthe' operator they establish a lighting circuit 'or a circuitproducing upon the motor (not shown) or upon the mechanisms driven bythe latter, those effects which are desired for modifying the directionor'the speed i of travel, as well as the direction or speed of Workingof the several steering or other appliances, and in particular of therudders q, 51 The electric waves are transmitted' by the conductor d toa receiving apparatus (not shown) of suitable construction such as forexample the apparatus described in the specification of British PatentNo.

21212/13 or in application filed in U. S.

in the supports extendingfrom the torpedo body to the antenna and viceversa, and means projecting laterally from the torpedo body and adjustably secured to said' float for impartinggtransverse stability to thelatter; I

2.Atorpedo a distance by means of electriciwaives, comprising-incombination a; float, hollow. supports extending therefrom in an upwardand a downward direction, a to rpedo .bodycarriedby the lower supportsat a decapable ofibeing steered from termined distance belowwater'level, an an- ;lie'nna. carried by the nppersupports, lumi- 'n'oussignals onthe latter supports, electric conductors, Within the supportsextending from the torpedo body to the antenna and gIYice-Tversa,longitudinal planes projecting laterally from the torpedo body andconqllBCtiOllS from saidplanes to the float, for the purpose ofimparting transverse. equilibriu m to the float. 10

In testimony whereof Ihave afiixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

v MARIUS PAUL OTTO. Witnesses:

Loms FAUTRAT, HANSON C. Coxm.

